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The Junior Research Scientist will be investigating innovative adaptive user interfaces for spoken and/or multimodal conversational systems. He/she will be a member of the Adaptive and Meaning Machines (ADAMACH) research team funded by a Marie Curie Excellence grant. The prospective candidate will have a key role in defining new models of human-computer interaction (HCI) based on experimental work and evaluation of human-machine interactions. The candidate's responsibilities will include the design and supervision of the user interface experiments carried out within the ADAMACH project.

Requirements: The research scientist we are looking for has a PhD in Computer Science, Cognitive Science or related disciplines. He/She has a background in human-machine user interface research for spoken and/or multimodal conversational systems. He/she will have an international research track record and strong publication record in the VUI-HCI field. He/She will have strong programming skills.

The Research Lab: The Adaptive Multimodal Information and Interface (AMI2, http://casa.dit.unitn.it/index.htm) research lab pursues excellence research in next-generation interfaces for human-machine and human-human communication. The AMI2 lab has a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure and collaborations with premiere international research centers and industry research labs.

The PhD research fellowships are funded by the prestigious Marie Curie Excellence grant awarded by the European Commission for cutting edge and interdisciplinary research. There have been many advances in the field of speech recognition and text-to-speech synthesis in the last decade. However, human-machine conversational system are still severely limited in the ability to understand and interact. The general research challenge of the project is to investigate innovative multimodal interfaces that will be adaptive, affective, usable and knowledgeable.

About University of Trento and the Information and Communication Technology Department (DIT): The University of Trento is constantly ranked as premiere Italian graduate university institution. The DIT Department has an international background and a strong focus on interdisciplinary activity with professors from different faculties of the University (Physical Science, Electrical Engineering, Economics, Social Science, Cognitive Science, Computer Science). English is the official language.

How to apply: The University of Trento is an equal opportunity employer. Interested applicants should submit their CV along with their statement of research interest and reference letters. The duration of the contract will be 24 months. It is recommended to contact us before submitting a formal application.